Long-term outcomes and safety of radical transmediastinal esophagectomy with preoperative docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus

Long-term outcomes and safety of radical transmediastinal esophagectomy with preoperative docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus

Abstract Background It is unknown whether transmediastinal esophagectomy (TME) is an acceptable surgical procedure for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Therefore, we investigated the feasibility of long-term survival after TME with neoadjuvant docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-f...

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Main Authors: Yukinori Yamagata, Kazuyuki Saito, Kosuke Hirano, Masatoshi Oya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
ESCC; Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
TME; Transmediastinal esophagectomy
NAC; Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
DCF therapy; Docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-02023-2

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